Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeteris an American former professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter is regarded as a central figure of the Yankees' success of the late 1990s and early 2000s for his hitting, baserunning, fielding, and leadership. He is the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits, doubles, games played, stolen bases, times on base, plate appearancesand at bats. His accolades include 14 All-Star selections, five Gold...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1974
CityPequannock, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I wish I trusted people more. But when I meet someone, the first thing is, 'What does this person want?' And I put up a defense mechanism. But I've always been that way.
I always have tried to treat people with respect, the way I want to be treated.
Any player that says they don't want to go to an All-Star Game is lying to you. It's something everyone wants to be a part of.
You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this, your image is that.' Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. That's what I worry about.
We had some opportunities to score early and we let Boomer off the hook.
Two-out hits are pretty clutch, ... You have to find a way to come through in those situations.
It's mind-boggling when you look at how consistent he's been over the years.
It's not much of an issue, ... are going through the same thing. It's not like they're taking the Concorde out there.
It's not that hard to figure out. I was always good in math.
It's not like we have to flip any switches,
It's out of our control now. We need some help, any way we can get some help.
You try to get on base for him.
Even when we were behind, we thought we could come back. But we just couldn't hold them. To try to come back, you've got to be able to shut the other team down.
That's pretty rough. That's dangerous because the bat was split in half.